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US Airways Group Rises On Unusually High Volume (LCC)

US Airways Group (NYSE:LCC) is trading at unusually high volume Wednesday with 11.8 million shares changing hands. It is currently at two times its average daily volume and trading up 44 cents (+2.9%).

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- US Airways Group (NYSE: LCC) is trading at unusually high volume Wednesday with 11.8 million shares changing hands. It is currently at two times its average daily volume and trading up 44 cents (+2.9%) at $15.28 as of 2:57 p.m. ET.

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US Airways Group has a market cap of $2.35 billion and is part of the services sector and transportation industry. Shares are up 7% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

US Airways Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation for passengers and cargo. The company has a P/E ratio of 4.6, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates US Airways Group as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, notable return on equity, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. You can view the full US Airways Group Ratings Report.